Bernard Hinault tries the Wattbike

Never wishing to miss an opportunity to meet with the great and the good of cycling, our colleagues at Wattbike France were at the pre-race fair at the Paris-Roubaix  (a video review of the 2009 race can be seen on Le Tour website). As everywhere else the Wattbikes go it was a busy day with lots of interest and lots of people trying the bike and learning about the polar view. That we are pretty used to by now, meeting one of only five riders to have won Le Tour five times though, that is really exciting. Bernard Hinault came and had a go on the Wattbike and had a visit with the guys, who were suitably impressed. As well as being a five time Tour de France winner Bernard Hinault is also one of only five cyclists who won all three Grand Tours and the only one to have one each one more than once. In short he is one of the greatest cyclists of all time, and a nice guy.